I just completed the process of selling my M1 iMac to SellYourMac. Don’t let the name fool you, they accept all Apple devices. This was the second item that I’ve sold to SYM and the experience was excellent both times. What I like about SYM is that they communicate with you by email throughout the … Continue reading Where I sell my used Apple devices
Category: Mac
The Mac apps I’m using – 2023 version
Every year around this time I like to publish this post. It’s easy to write, and I like to think that it will somehow be useful to a reader or two. I know I always enjoy discovering the apps that are used by the people that I read. Here's my list for 2023: My Hardware: … Continue reading The Mac apps I’m using – 2023 version
RSS – Reading
Scott Gilbertson, Wired Whether you are sick of social media, want to get away from endless notifications, or just want to read all your news all in one spot, an RSS reader can help. RSS stands for “really simple syndication.” It's a protocol that allows an RSS reader to talk to your favorite websites and … Continue reading RSS – Reading
Launching and Hiding Apps in macOS with Hotkeys
Joe Buhlig, The Sweet Setup What I’m proposing is this: you should set up keyboard hotkeys that allow you to navigate from app to app. […] First, the keyboard is a superior input device to the mouse. It has more keys (most of the time) and it’s much quicker to move your fingers from key … Continue reading Launching and Hiding Apps in macOS with Hotkeys
iCreep
Kev Quirk Back in 2018 I decided I was ditching Android for an iPhone. Since then my Apple devices have continued to grow. Have I become a fanboy? I recently bought my seventh Apple device to add to my ever growing collection of iStuff. Here’s what I currently own: This reminds me of my iCreep … Continue reading iCreep
How to import Reminders todos into Things 3 without deleting the todos in Reminders
A few months back I switched from Things to Apple’s Reminders for my todos. Last week I switched back to Things. In the process of switching, I had one issue. Things import deletes all the todos in Reminders. I didn’t want to delete the todos in Reminders because I want to run both apps in … Continue reading How to import Reminders todos into Things 3 without deleting the todos in Reminders
The backbone of my Mac – Alfred 5
There is one app that is the backbone for everything that I do on my Mac. That app is Alfred! Most folks refer to Alfred as a launcher, but it is so much more. I use it for text expansion, finding files, launching apps, clipboard history, and more. No bullshit, this is the app that … Continue reading The backbone of my Mac – Alfred 5
What I’ll use in place of Instapaper
Update September 5, 2022: In January 2022 Instapaper finally received a needed update with version 8.1. It is currently at version 8.1.2. I have been all in with Instapaper since the update in. In my opinion, it is the best read-it-later app bar none. I recently wrote about my disappointment with Instapaper, my long-time … Continue reading What I’ll use in place of Instapaper
How to create a reminder in the Reminders app from macOS Mail
One of the things that keeps me from using Apple’s Reminders for all my todo needs is the ability to forward an email to Reminders like I can in Things. Well, according to Mac Geek Gab Episode 908 listener Dave, there’s a hidden and undiscoverable way to do just that. “It turns out that one … Continue reading How to create a reminder in the Reminders app from macOS Mail
Chrome 97 lets you erase all data and information a website stored on your visit
I don't use Chrome but I know a lot of Mac users do use Chrome or a Chromium-based browser. Chrome 97 released yesterday comes with a significant Security & Privacy improvement that I want to bring to your attention. Joe Fedewa, writing at How-To Geek Chrome 97 makes some changes to the Privacy and Security … Continue reading Chrome 97 lets you erase all data and information a website stored on your visit
Open letter to the developer(s) of Instapaper
Instapaper has long been my favorite read-it-later app. I still use it, but with trepidation. In recent months it has become unreliable and has fallen into disrepair. Recently while working with a small group of articles on my iPad, the app kept locking up. Moreover, sync wasn’t working between my iPad and iPhone. Getting frustrated, … Continue reading Open letter to the developer(s) of Instapaper
🖇 Search Safari open tabs from Alfred
Gabe Weatherhead, writing at MacDrifter Lately I’m frustrated with Safari. I typically have several Safari windows open, each with a different group of related tabs. When I want to switch to a specific tab it’s a tiny awkward dance of flipping through windows and then CMD-Shift-Backslash to open the Safari tab overview search. It’s not … Continue reading 🖇 Search Safari open tabs from Alfred
Uninstalling “Grammarly for Mac” app breaks “Check Spelling While Typing”
A few days ago I noticed that “Check Spelling While Typing” had stopped working on my iMac. A google search led me to these two MPU Talk forum threads: Spell check turned off? - MPU Talk Uninstalling Grammarly Desktop app breaks macOS spell checker - MPU Talk If you uninstall Grammarly for Mac and the … Continue reading Uninstalling “Grammarly for Mac” app breaks “Check Spelling While Typing”
My favorite Mac Apps for 2022
2022 is nearly here. It’s the time of year that I evaluate the apps that I’ve been using and decide which apps I will use for the coming year. I find that writing this out helps me better evaluate the apps that best fit my workflows. For the last 7 months, I've been using an … Continue reading My favorite Mac Apps for 2022
The trouble with BBEdit for new users
I’ve had BBEdit / TextWrangler installed on my Mac ever since the day I got my first Mac. I have never used on it consistently because it has never clicked with me. The other day, I was experimenting with it again, thinking that I would like to use it more often. I even downloaded MarsEdit … Continue reading The trouble with BBEdit for new users
Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac
I didn't realize that Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac until I ran across this post by timstringer on the Mac Power Users forum With the recent addition of Grammarly Desktop 44, Grammarly can now be used in many native Mac apps. This is something I’ve been wanting for years. It’s great that … Continue reading Grammarly now has a desktop app for Mac
Goodbye 1Password
I stopped using 1Password in July 2019 when it stopped working with Safari 13 in macOS Catalina. At that time, I tried Enpass but eventually settled on Bitwarden which I’ve been happily using since. I went Premium about a year ago. Even though I switched to Bitwarden, I didn’t delete 1Password from my devices, thinking … Continue reading Goodbye 1Password
macOS Safari has a disappearing extensions bug
Last Wednesday I needed to log in to a website and to my surprise the Bitwarden extension had disappeared from the toolbar. I went to Safari > Preferences > Extensions to enable it again and found that it was no longer listed. Then I noticed that the Goodlinks, and Wipr Extra extensions had also disappeared. … Continue reading macOS Safari has a disappearing extensions bug
Mac Migration Assistant broke Alfred file search on my new M1 iMac
My attempts to resist getting a new M1 Mac failed. I’ve now taken delivery of a base model M1 24” iMac with a Touch ID Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, and Magic Trackpad. After migrating data from my old MacBook Pro to my new M1 iMac, I ran into an issue with Alfred. File Search was … Continue reading Mac Migration Assistant broke Alfred file search on my new M1 iMac
Resisting the temptation of a new M1 Mac
I'm starting my 7th month of being iPad only. It is working out amazingly well. But with all the new M1 Macs, I'm being severally tempted to trade in my 2015 MacBook Pro for one of the new M1 Macs of undetermined configuration. If I do this, I'll want to switch back to a Mac … Continue reading Resisting the temptation of a new M1 Mac
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